Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Ask American Bishop To Give Address At Royal Wedding

By Brent Furdyk.
12 May 2018 11:35 AM

Alexi Lubomirski/Courtesy of Kensington Palace/Handout via REUTERS

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have requested that an American clergyman give an address at their upcoming wedding, with Kensington Palace announcing that Chicago’s Bishop Michael Curry will be travelling to Windsor to participate in the ceremony.

“Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have asked that The Most Reverend Michael Bruce Curry, the 27th Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, give the address at their wedding,” reads the announcement.

Curry will be joining the Rt. Revd. David Conner, Dean of Windsor (who will conduct the service) and the Most Revd. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, who will officiate as the couple make their marriage vows.

Following the announcement, Welby tweeted that he was “thrilled” that Curry would be participating in the ceremony, describing him as “a brilliant pastor, stunning preacher and someone with a great gift for sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.”

I'm thrilled that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have asked Bishop Michael Curry to preach at their wedding. @PB_Curry is a brilliant pastor, stunning preacher and someone with a great gift for sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.

“The love that has brought and will bind Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle together has its source and origin in God, and is the key to life and happiness,” said Curry in a statement. “And so we celebrate and pray for them today.”